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Re:Up to one million species are on the verge of extinction,... by dragonwriter on Monday May 06, 2019 @09:51AM (#19839356)
> Except it's also not. As a continent, Asia is the largest polluter by far.

That doesn't mean that US policy can't address the problem; US policy—on climate as well as most other things—need not be limited to domestic policy.

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Re:Up to one million species are on the verge of extinction,... by bryanlarsen on Monday May 06, 2019 @09:57AM (#19839410)
Exactly. For example the US could collect a "carbon duty" at the border on all imports. If the source nation has already collected a carbon tax or equivalent, it avoids the carbon duty.
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Re:Up to one million species are on the verge of extinction,... by selimthegrim on Monday May 06, 2019 @10:44AM (#19839856)
Some people were hoping Trump’s proposed Border Adjustment Tax could have done double duty of this sort
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